Interpretation Response #07-0181 ([Landstar Carrier Services] [Mr. Wes Pace])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Landstar Carrier Services
Individual Name: Mr. Wes Pace
Location State: FL Country: US
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Response text:
December 7, 2007
Mr. Wes Pace
Landstar Carrier Services
13410 Sutton Park Drive South
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Ref. No. 07-0181
Dear Mr. Pace:
This is in response to your letter requesting clarification of the shipping paper requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask for the meaning of the wording "in association with" as it applies to the placement of additional information relative to the basic shipping description. You also ask whether the term "Residue: Last Contained" must be placed before the basic shipping description for packages other than tank cars, or is it permissible to place the term either before or after the basic shipping description.
The wording "in association with the basic description" as it applies to additional, non-required information generally means "following the basic description." However, in the context of § 172.203(e)(1), the wording "in association with" means that the phrase "Residue: Last Contained * * *" may either precede or follow the basic shipping description for a package other than a tank car. As evidenced by the asterisks following "Residue: Last Contained" in § 172.203(e)(1), our preference is that the phrase "Residue: Last Contained" precede the basic shipping description on a shipping paper for a package other than a tank car that contains the residue of a hazardous material. As stated in §172.203(e)(2), the phrase "Residue: Last Contained" must precede the basic shipping description when the residue is transported in a tank car.
I hope this information is helpful. Please contact this office if you have additional questions.
Sincerely,
Hattie L. Mitchell
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
172.203
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 172.203 | Additional description requirements |